Busy day for the Rebels today, they draft nine new players in the Bantam draft, deal Connor Gay to Saskatoon for a third rounder, and trade their own third rounder to Everett for veteran import Ivan Nikolishin.

Their overage situation gets a little clearer for next season, and the move for Nikolishin would appear to bring Mario Grman's time with the Rebels to a close.

I like the Nikolishin trade for two reasons. First off, it comes at a reasonable cost for a guy that should put up 60-70 points this season. Secondly, the Rebels have struggled to find any impact skaters in the import draft in recent years, now they only have to focus on that one spot.